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Loitering at or Near a School(Colorado 18-9-112 C.R.S.)

Colorado's school loitering law

Section 18-9-112 of the Colorado Revised Statutes makes it a petty offense to loiter on or within 100 feet of a school when:

Anyone under 18 is present in the school buildings or grounds, and

Your intent is to disrupt the school program or interfere with or endanger schoolchildren, and

You have been asked to leave by a school administrator or the administrator's representative or by a peace officer.

What does it mean to “loiter”?

18-9-112 (1) C.R.S. defines the term “loiter.” That section provides:

The word “loiter” means to be dilatory, to stand idly around, to linger, delay, or wander about, or to remain, abide, or tarry in a public place.

You are not loitering if:

You are involved in the custody of, or responsibility for, a pupil, or

You have a specific, legitimate reason for being there (including exercising your right of lawful assembly as a part of a peaceful and orderly petition for the redress of grievances, either in the course of labor disputes or otherwise).

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